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Soap Box

28 November 2007

Controlling, but clear and decisive. That was the style generally expected of the new prime minis...

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Clues from the CAA

28 November 2007

Forty-one years ago, at 9.15am on 21 October, a waste tip slid down a mountainside into the minin...

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Competitive edge

28 November 2007

There is no shortage of helpful advice around when it comes to telling local authorities how to f...

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Public think council data security is unsafe, says poll

28 November 2007

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Councils should use competition to cut costs

28 November 2007

Councils could make millions more in savings by exploiting markets and using more competition to ...

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Stars drop out in new assessment regime

22 November 2007

Star ratings could be scrapped under new plans for Comprehensive Area Assessments (CAA), unveiled...

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A cure for all ills

22 November 2007

Dealing with sickness absence is all too easy to put off - but it is essential to tackle it quick...

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Beating the care crisis

22 November 2007

It is widely accepted that elderly care is heading towards a crisis, but are the political partie...

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The cost of care

21 November 2007

Recently revealed research shows elderly people pay large costs towards their care but have no id...

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A clear dialogue helps inclusion

21 November 2007

The LGA's recent migration report looks at the financial cost of refugees - but misses a trick, s...